Rūjiena | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 57°53′49.85″N 25°19′33.24″E / 57.8971806°N 25.3259000°E | |
Country | Latvia |
Municipality | Valmiera |
Town | Rūjiena |
Town rights | 1920 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Guntis Gladkins |
• City council | 9 members |
Area | |
• Total | 7.76 km2 (3.00 sq mi) |
• Land | 7.57 km2 (2.92 sq mi) |
• Water | 0.19 km2 (0.07 sq mi) |
Population (2023)
[2] | |
• Total | 2,684 |
• Density | 350/km2 (900/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
Postal code | LV-4240 |
Calling code | +371 642 |
Climate | Dfb |
Website |
www |
Rūjiena (ⓘ; German: Rujen; Estonian: Ruhja) is a town in Valmiera Municipality, in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. As of 2017 its population was 3,007. [3]
The town is located in northern Latvia, near the border with Estonia, in the historical region of Vidzeme (anciently part of Livonia). It is 50 km (31 mi) from Valmiera, 91 km (57 mi) from Pärnu and 152 km (94 mi) from Riga.
Rūjiena has a humid continental climate ( Köppen Dfb).
Climate data for Rūjiena (1991-2020 normals, extremes 1940-present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 9.7 (49.5) |
10.7 (51.3) |
18.1 (64.6) |
26.4 (79.5) |
29.9 (85.8) |
32.5 (90.5) |
34.4 (93.9) |
35.6 (96.1) |
29.0 (84.2) |
21.3 (70.3) |
14.0 (57.2) |
11.6 (52.9) |
35.6 (96.1) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −1.5 (29.3) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
3.3 (37.9) |
11.0 (51.8) |
16.9 (62.4) |
20.4 (68.7) |
23.1 (73.6) |
21.8 (71.2) |
16.4 (61.5) |
9.4 (48.9) |
3.4 (38.1) |
0.0 (32.0) |
10.2 (50.4) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −3.8 (25.2) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
5.9 (42.6) |
11.5 (52.7) |
15.3 (59.5) |
17.8 (64.0) |
16.6 (61.9) |
11.7 (53.1) |
6.0 (42.8) |
1.4 (34.5) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
6.3 (43.4) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.5 (20.3) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
0.9 (33.6) |
5.3 (41.5) |
9.5 (49.1) |
12.2 (54.0) |
11.3 (52.3) |
7.2 (45.0) |
2.7 (36.9) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
2.2 (35.9) |
Record low °C (°F) | −42.2 (−44.0) |
−38.7 (−37.7) |
−30.2 (−22.4) |
−18.5 (−1.3) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
2.8 (37.0) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
−13.9 (7.0) |
−21.3 (−6.3) |
−39.2 (−38.6) |
−42.2 (−44.0) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 51.3 (2.02) |
39.7 (1.56) |
36.2 (1.43) |
38.8 (1.53) |
50.4 (1.98) |
80.6 (3.17) |
71.2 (2.80) |
80.8 (3.18) |
56.0 (2.20) |
77.7 (3.06) |
59.7 (2.35) |
52.6 (2.07) |
695 (27.35) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 12 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 124 |
Source 1: LVĢMC [4] [5] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: NOAA (precipitation days 1981-2010) [6] |
In 2021, the town had 2,725 inhabitants, 95% of whom were Latvians. [7]
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on
Phabricator and on
MediaWiki.org. |
Year | Pop. | ±% |
---|---|---|
1881 | 1,709 | — |
1897 | 2,946 | +72.4% |
1925 | 4,830 | +64.0% |
1935 | 4,337 | −10.2% |
1943 | 4,001 | −7.7% |
1959 | 3,507 | −12.3% |
1979 | 3,804 | +8.5% |
1989 | 3,987 | +4.8% |
1997 | 3,849 | −3.5% |
2011 | 3,342 | −13.2% |
2017 | 2,952 | −11.7% |
Source: Latvian Geospatial Information Agency |
Year | Population | Latvians | Russians | Belarusians | Ukrainians | Poles | Lithuanians | Others [8] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2000 | 3721 | 3543 | 95 | 17 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 18 |
2021 | 2683 | 2558 | 61 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 19 |
Rūjiena | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 57°53′49.85″N 25°19′33.24″E / 57.8971806°N 25.3259000°E | |
Country | Latvia |
Municipality | Valmiera |
Town | Rūjiena |
Town rights | 1920 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Guntis Gladkins |
• City council | 9 members |
Area | |
• Total | 7.76 km2 (3.00 sq mi) |
• Land | 7.57 km2 (2.92 sq mi) |
• Water | 0.19 km2 (0.07 sq mi) |
Population (2023)
[2] | |
• Total | 2,684 |
• Density | 350/km2 (900/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
Postal code | LV-4240 |
Calling code | +371 642 |
Climate | Dfb |
Website |
www |
Rūjiena (ⓘ; German: Rujen; Estonian: Ruhja) is a town in Valmiera Municipality, in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. As of 2017 its population was 3,007. [3]
The town is located in northern Latvia, near the border with Estonia, in the historical region of Vidzeme (anciently part of Livonia). It is 50 km (31 mi) from Valmiera, 91 km (57 mi) from Pärnu and 152 km (94 mi) from Riga.
Rūjiena has a humid continental climate ( Köppen Dfb).
Climate data for Rūjiena (1991-2020 normals, extremes 1940-present) | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 9.7 (49.5) |
10.7 (51.3) |
18.1 (64.6) |
26.4 (79.5) |
29.9 (85.8) |
32.5 (90.5) |
34.4 (93.9) |
35.6 (96.1) |
29.0 (84.2) |
21.3 (70.3) |
14.0 (57.2) |
11.6 (52.9) |
35.6 (96.1) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −1.5 (29.3) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
3.3 (37.9) |
11.0 (51.8) |
16.9 (62.4) |
20.4 (68.7) |
23.1 (73.6) |
21.8 (71.2) |
16.4 (61.5) |
9.4 (48.9) |
3.4 (38.1) |
0.0 (32.0) |
10.2 (50.4) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −3.8 (25.2) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
5.9 (42.6) |
11.5 (52.7) |
15.3 (59.5) |
17.8 (64.0) |
16.6 (61.9) |
11.7 (53.1) |
6.0 (42.8) |
1.4 (34.5) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
6.3 (43.4) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.5 (20.3) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
0.9 (33.6) |
5.3 (41.5) |
9.5 (49.1) |
12.2 (54.0) |
11.3 (52.3) |
7.2 (45.0) |
2.7 (36.9) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
2.2 (35.9) |
Record low °C (°F) | −42.2 (−44.0) |
−38.7 (−37.7) |
−30.2 (−22.4) |
−18.5 (−1.3) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
2.8 (37.0) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
−13.9 (7.0) |
−21.3 (−6.3) |
−39.2 (−38.6) |
−42.2 (−44.0) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 51.3 (2.02) |
39.7 (1.56) |
36.2 (1.43) |
38.8 (1.53) |
50.4 (1.98) |
80.6 (3.17) |
71.2 (2.80) |
80.8 (3.18) |
56.0 (2.20) |
77.7 (3.06) |
59.7 (2.35) |
52.6 (2.07) |
695 (27.35) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 12 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 124 |
Source 1: LVĢMC [4] [5] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: NOAA (precipitation days 1981-2010) [6] |
In 2021, the town had 2,725 inhabitants, 95% of whom were Latvians. [7]
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on
Phabricator and on
MediaWiki.org. |
Year | Pop. | ±% |
---|---|---|
1881 | 1,709 | — |
1897 | 2,946 | +72.4% |
1925 | 4,830 | +64.0% |
1935 | 4,337 | −10.2% |
1943 | 4,001 | −7.7% |
1959 | 3,507 | −12.3% |
1979 | 3,804 | +8.5% |
1989 | 3,987 | +4.8% |
1997 | 3,849 | −3.5% |
2011 | 3,342 | −13.2% |
2017 | 2,952 | −11.7% |
Source: Latvian Geospatial Information Agency |
Year | Population | Latvians | Russians | Belarusians | Ukrainians | Poles | Lithuanians | Others [8] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2000 | 3721 | 3543 | 95 | 17 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 18 |
2021 | 2683 | 2558 | 61 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 19 |